Ezekiel 1:8
Under their wings on their four sides were human hands. All four of them had faces and wings.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and the four of them had their faces and their wings.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Vnder their wynges vpon all the foure corners, they had mens hondes. Their faces and their wynges were towarde the foure corners:
Geneva Bible (1560)
And the handes of a man came out from vnder their wings in the foure parts of them, & they foure had their faces, and their wings.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
From vnder their wynges vpon all the foure corners they had mens handes: and they foure had their faces and their wynges.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And [they had] the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.
Webster's Bible (1833)
They had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings [thus]:
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and hands of man under their wings -- on their four sides, and their faces and their wings -- `are' to them four;
American Standard Version (1901)
And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings `thus':
American Standard Version (1901)
And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings [thus] :
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And they had the hands of a man under their wings; the four of them had faces on their four sides.
World English Bible (2000)
They had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and the four of them had their faces and their wings [thus]:
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
They had human hands under their wings on their four sides. As for the faces and wings of the four of them,
Referenced Verses
- Ezek 10:21 : 21 Each had four faces and four wings, and under their wings was what looked like human hands.
- Isa 6:6 : 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me. He had a glowing coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar.
- Ezek 1:17 : 17 They could move in any of the four directions without turning as they moved.
- Ezek 8:3 : 3 He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the lock of my head. Then the spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and brought me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north-facing inner gate, where the seat of the idol that provokes jealousy was located.
- Ezek 10:2 : 2 And He said to the man clothed in linen, 'Go in among the wheels beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.' And he went in as I watched.
- Ezek 10:7-8 : 7 Then one of the cherubim reached out his hand to the fire that was among them, took some, and put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who took it and went out. 8 Under the wings of the cherubim could be seen something like the form of a human hand.
- Ezek 10:11 : 11 When they moved, they went in any of the four directions without turning as they went. They followed the direction the head faced and did not turn as they moved.
- Ezek 10:18 : 18 Then the glory of the LORD departed from over the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim.
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16The appearance of the wheels and their construction was like the gleam of beryl, and all four looked alike. Their appearance and structure were as if a wheel were within a wheel.
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20Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, and the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
21When the creatures moved, the wheels moved; when they stood still, the wheels stood still; and when they rose from the ground, the wheels rose with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
22Over the heads of the living creatures there was something like an expanse, gleaming like awe-inspiring crystal, spread out above their heads.
23Under the expanse, their wings were spread out straight, one toward another, and each creature had two wings covering its body on one side and two wings covering its body on the other side.
24When they moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of mighty waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the noise of an army. When they stood still, they let down their wings.
25A voice came from above the expanse over their heads as they stood still with their wings lowered.
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